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Definition of tassel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tassel

noun

/ˈtæsl/

/ˈtæsl/

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a bunch of threads that are tied together at one end and hang from cushions, curtains, clothes, etc. as a decoration
Word OriginMiddle English (also denoting a clasp for a cloak): from Old French tassel ‘clasp’, of unknown origin.

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